For the first 6 weeks and then mysteriously went away and has not returned. They ended about the same time I stopped using Lorazapam. I thought it might have been the culprit because it is listed as a possible side effect.

When I was in the hospital for a week with the dvt and pregnant. I thought it was pe related. I asked doctors and no one gave me answers. Ask your hematologist to be on the safe side.

Thanks Richard, but I am not on Lorazapam, so that is not the cause. Pamela, I have asked every doctor I have seen, and so far no one seems particularly concerned about the night sweats, nor do any of them offer a cause.

Yea I had the same thing. It lasted every night for a few weeks & now it stopped. I think there is a definite corelation!

I guess the doctors are not sure. I asked many doctors to and got the same response. I was sweating a lot and I would wake up drenched in the hospital. I was on heparin at the time. It went away. Did you take blood tests to find out why you clotted.

I am not genetically predisposed to clot, but I did some really stupid things that converged to cause DVTs on my calf. I am an ultra runner, and I ran the Grand Canyon, starting at the top of the south rim, running down into and across the canyon, then up to the top of the north rim, then turned around and tan back. It took a little under 14 hours, and despite the fact that I carried two 22 ounce hand-held bottles and a backpack with a couple of liters, I was very dehydrated when I finished, I didn't properly rehydrate, sat in a car for hours driving to Phoenix, then sat for 2 more hours waiting for a plane, then sat for 4 more hours on the flight. Since my resting heart rate is so low, and blood vessels in my calf are expanded, and I was still dehydrated, and I sat so long, blood pooled in the vessels and clots formed.

I hate that doctors don't take night sweats seriously if it doesn't match one of their known causes.

Things that might make the sweats even worse are alcoholic drinks (in particular red wine), spicy food and carbs.

Flannel bedding (to absorb the sweat but stay warm) and fast drying pajamas are good for dealing with it. Your towels are a good idea too. (I keep a dry set of pajamas next to my bed too.)

Hmmm....I wonder if the night sweats are related to the meds or something else. I've had them, too, but I was assuming they were related to my age! They come and go. I haven't mentioned them to any doctor, but I assume they'll just say that at 52 it's to be expected!

lots of things can and will cause the night sweats, medications that you are taking such as a lopressor or high blood pressure medications, Thyroid meds or thyroid problems can and will cause night sweats and yes men do have hormone problems and that's another thing that can and will cause night sweats. Almost like the menopause that women go through. Caffeine is also a big no no and attributes to the sweats. Caffeine is found in so many things that we don't even think about such as of course coffee, tea, chocolate, some types of pain medications and many of the foods we eat. As far as I know the Coumadin doesn't cause the night sweats and I have been on the Coumadin for many years and will be on it for the rest of my life. However with that said coumadin does mess with your hormones and since your on coumadin you can't take any hormone replacement therapy. Catch 22.
I recommend you make sure you keep yourself hydrated as that is something you need to do anyway being on anti coagulants. If the problems keep up you might consider asking your doctor to check you potassium levels to make sure they are within acceptable range.
Good Luck
Ferr

Thanks for the replies. The night sweats were already happening for a week before I was diagnosed with PEs, so they predate any medication for that. I do not take any other medication, including OTC pain killers. I did not change my diet or caffeine consumption. I hope I am not going through menopause; that would be difficult to explain to my wife. ;-) Potassium levels are in the normal range.
I guess this will simply continue to be one of the mysterious symptoms that no one can explain.

Were you waiting for a diagnosis? Stress can cause night sweats too? (I'm eliminating a whole bunch of things right now trying to figure out what causes them. I can't figure out how to eliminate the stress though!)

I agree. I am down to stress as maybe the most likely cause.